Delphia “Dee” Charles, age 72, of Turnerville, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 13, 2021.
Mrs. Charles was born in Cleveland, Georgia, on September 26, 1949, to the late Eli and Mary Petitt. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Charles was preceded in death by a daughter, Wendy Cochran; brother, Garrison Petitt; sister, Diane Petitt.
Mrs. Charles was a member of the Mount Zion Baptist Church. She worked as a real estate agent for twenty-eight years with the Norton Agency.
Survivors include her husband of thirty-three years, Gary B. Charles of Turnerville; son and daughter-in-law, Sean and Jennifer Cochran, Gainesville, Georgia; brother and sister-in-law, Farrell and Dolly Petitt, Demorest, Georgia; niece, Christy Petitt, Demorest, Georgia; step-son, Anthony Charles, Texas; three step-grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, December 17, 2021, at the Mount Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. Tim Holcomb and Rev. Gary Greer officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM, on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at the Whitfield Funeral Home and Crematory, North Chapel.
Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Whitfield Funeral Home and Crematory, North Chapel, 245 Central Avenue, Demorest, Georgia 30535. Phone number: 706-778-1700.
